[What the two of them didn't know was that Daqiang didn't create the tea cups at all. They'd simply been in his sleeves (which was a metaphysical storage space that could only fit so much in it) and he had merely set them out.
What would really blow their minds was Daqiang taking the tea pot back, setting his hand on the bottom of it, and heating it with flickering blue flames that emerged from the palm of his hand for a few moments before setting it back to the side, on it's holder. Then he took his own cup and leaned back to settle himself comfortably again.]
While you do not wish to learn to control magics, it may be easier to understand how they work in this world if you temporarily acquire some for yourself. The magic of this world is different than the magic of the world this venerable one is from. And the tattoos that unseal powers or grant them anew fade after a couple months. With them, the bearer's access to such power. You would not have to keep the permanently.
However, if you do not wish to do so, you may best be served to learn about magic in the libraries of the major ports for the basics. After which, seeking more specific texts or practical studies with those who use magic regularly and are willing to teach on it will provide you with greater understanding of both how magic works in this world as well as how it works in the world your teacher comes from.
As an example, in this venerable one's world, there are only five elements. Every other 'element' is 'sub-element' of one of the five. In this world those sub-elements are separate from each other and must be invoked separately with the correct spells.
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What would really blow their minds was Daqiang taking the tea pot back, setting his hand on the bottom of it, and heating it with flickering blue flames that emerged from the palm of his hand for a few moments before setting it back to the side, on it's holder. Then he took his own cup and leaned back to settle himself comfortably again.]
While you do not wish to learn to control magics, it may be easier to understand how they work in this world if you temporarily acquire some for yourself. The magic of this world is different than the magic of the world this venerable one is from. And the tattoos that unseal powers or grant them anew fade after a couple months. With them, the bearer's access to such power. You would not have to keep the permanently.
However, if you do not wish to do so, you may best be served to learn about magic in the libraries of the major ports for the basics. After which, seeking more specific texts or practical studies with those who use magic regularly and are willing to teach on it will provide you with greater understanding of both how magic works in this world as well as how it works in the world your teacher comes from.
As an example, in this venerable one's world, there are only five elements. Every other 'element' is 'sub-element' of one of the five. In this world those sub-elements are separate from each other and must be invoked separately with the correct spells.